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Book Review: Flow my Tears, The Police Man Said, by Philip K Dick

Fractured realities. Lost identities. Handsome show business figures. A man who doesn't exist. Confusion. What would it be like to wake up and have nobody know who

A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick, Early 1960s Photo by Arthur Knight. Public domain I'll begin this review of A Scanner Darkly at the place where it ends, in the Author's Note. On

The Transmigration of Timothy Archer - The final VALIS book, reviewed

The Transmigration of Timothy Archer represents the fifth Philip K Dick book I’ve read in a row. I have to say, that this one was the most work. It was the last

Book Review: The Divine Invasion by Philip K Dick

Philip K Dick has an obsession with diseased, ill, dying women. They've featured in each of the recent books I've read. Last time, it was cancer, this time, it is

Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams ends with The Father Thing

I am not the only person in the world with "daddy issues" but when I consider the title The Father Thing I definitely think about unrequited fatherly love

The Autofac can build anything in Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams: A Review

It was time to treat myself to another short film from Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams. This is the second to last one I have to watch, and... I've been watching

REVIEW: VALIS by Philip K Dick is a hell of a ride...

Philip K Dick wrote VALIS on the fringes of sanity. You can see it on every page. The shifting narrative perspectives, the topsy-turvy plot, and the all encompassing

Safe and Sound with Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams

Nothing screams safety more than being stopped by armed guards when you attempt to enter a location. This is exactly how Safe and Sound opens. A girl and her mother

REVIEW: Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams - Kill All Others

With a title like Kill all Others, it is not a surprise that the film opens with the word productivity, and capitalism, and well, America. Advertising holograms

Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams - Real Life - REVIEW

The thing that has impressed me the most about Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams series is that production values for each and every one of these short movies is

Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams - Crazy Diamond Review

I didn't expect to see Steve Buscemi in Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams, but here I am. In Crazy Diamond, he portrays a character (another one called Ed)) who works

An Absolute masterpiece - "The Commuter" from Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams

Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams maintains surprisingly good production values throughout - even if "The Commuter" starts with a great snapshot of contemporary,

REVIEW: Ubik by Philip K Dick - Safe when read as directed.

Ubik is a charming novel. Philip K Dick is so good at building worlds, and the metamorphosis that the world in Ubik undergoes as you turn through it pages, enthralled,

Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams - Impossible Planet review

Impossible Planet opens with an astonishing vista of a purple super nova, and extends what would be a normal visit to a place like an aquarium or museum to the cosmos.

REVIEW: The Hoodmaker from Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams

The Hoodmaker Image Source Now that I have decided to watch the remaining episodes of Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams in their broadcast / series order, I get to

Phillip K Dick's Electric Dreams adapts short story into moving picture - review of "Human Is"

Promo image from Amazon Prime Video Service Since Philip K Dick is one of my favourite Authors (and that assessment is based on a single book alone, the venerable

REVIEW: A World of Talent and Other Stories by Philip K Dick

A World of Talent and Other Stories is the second thing that I have ever read (it is an audiobook) that is written by Author Philip K Dick. I've read Do Androids

If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others (Part 2)

Philip K. Dick, Metz, France, 1977 – original transcript from his press conference (Part 2) Watch the entire press conference here: One thing I really want you to

If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others (Part 1)

Philip K. Dick, Metz, France, 1977 – original transcript from his press conference (Part 1) Watch the entire press conference here: May I tell you how much I appreciate

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